What a match! I’m going to start with a few facts, it’ll become obvious why as you read through. Sam Cook, Essex – Age 20, First Class matches – 11 Dan Lawrence, Essex Age 20, First Class matches – … More Essex v Yorkshire
After a day of drizzle and clouds followed by a day of torrential rain I returned to Canterbury with the promise of some play. Amazingly the Kent Ground Staff managed together the Spitfire Ground into shape and play started after an early lunch. Kent started the day on 39 for 1 with Joe Denly on … More Kent v Pakistan – Warm Up Match Day 4
Pakistan are back in town! They’re back in England to play England in a 2 test match ‘series’, with the first being played at Lords and the second Headingley. A lot has happened since they were here in 2016 when they won themselves a 2 all draw, winning both matches in London. Their iconic captain … More Kent v Pakistan – Warm Up Match
3 days and 3 sets of photos – that means lots, with a few wickets captured if you look closely! Essex’s defence of the title started with a ‘wet weekend’ literally when not a ball was bowled at Headingley. Lancashire across the Pennines played Nottinghamshire, losing heavily after being bowled out for 158 and and … More Essex v Lancashire – 2018
23rd March is a very big day in the history of Pakistan. The Lahore or Pakistan Resolution as it became known was drafted by the 25 members of the Working Committee of the All-India Muslim League. The resolution asked for more Muslim autonomy within British India but most took it as a call for a … More Pakistan Day – Pakistan Zindabad
There was no county cricket in July of 2017, but Essex travelled to Scarborough in early August to restart their push to win Division 1, August Yorkshire v Essex – Star Men – Ryan ten Doeschate, Mohammad Amir, Jamie Porter – Essex won by 8 wickets I was at Old Trafford watching England play South … More Essex CCC – The tale of a Championship Winning Summer – August – September
It’s time to look back on the wonderful summer of 2017 for my County, Essex. I wasn’t at every match, international cricket and this year the Champions Trophy interrupted my County Cricket, but where I was there I’ll include some photos in what is probably going to be a virtual novel. April Essex v Lancashire … More Essex CCC – The tale of a Championship Winning Summer – April to June
With Part 1 posted we move into July and the cricket still came quick and fast! July 2017 Tom Curran – Essex v Surrey T20 – 7th July 2017 I’ll confess I am an Essex member and fan, but I’m also a Surrey member and fan of the Curran brothers, so this is a performance … More My Top cricket performances in 2017 – Part 2
It struck me that as one of the new boys on the popular BBC test Match Special fans might like to know more about Dan Norcross. the man behind the dulcet tones. I’ve been lucky enough to get to know him a bit after meeting him at a benefit lunch for Darren Stevens last year, … More Dan Norcross – from the sofa to the TMS box
I’ve been thinking long and hard about this, I watched a lot of cricket in 2017, I’m going to go month by month I saw so many top performances! This could well end up being more like a novel than an article. I’m only including cricket I saw live. I have an overlap in April … More My top cricket performances in 2017 – Part 1
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